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Solid Strand Woven Bamboo Flooring Test Data

Posted on Jan 25, 2011 at 10:52:51 AM by higuera

Solid Strand Woven Bamboo flooring test results

Solid Strand Woven Bamboo flooring Brief introduction
The bamboo flooring planks are machined with tongue and groove edges to provide interlocking assembly. Each piece is machine sanded on top, with a rough glue-ready surface on bottom for glue down installation or can nailed down wiht flooring cleats. The edge above the tongue on the long edge is mitered and ready to accept standard flooring nails.

Each pre-finished strand woven bamboo flooring board is coated with clear; UV cured acrylic polyurethane/aluminum oxide. Only the finest machinery is used to apply and cure our durable coating.

ABRASION RESISTANCE
Bamboo flooring tested according to ASTM C501 (H-22 Calibrated wheels loaded with
1000 gram weight at 70 RPM for 1000 cycles) weight loss = .349 grams =.012 ounces. The test we have done for abrasion resistance showed that this flooring finish is one of the toughest to be found in the wood flooring industry.

FLAMMABILITY
Bamboo flooring tested according to ASTM E648 Critical Radiant
Panel Test. Passes with a CLASS I rating per NFPA "Life Safety Code". (This flooring
can be used in all classes of buildings.)

INDENTATION RESISTANCE
Bamboo flooring according to ASTM 1037 (Janka Ball Hardness) showed an average hardness of 3098 to 3375. (127% harder than northern red oak and 14% harder than hard maple). Do the fact that bamboo is not a traditional hardwood that is grown over 20 or more years this rating can vary do the amount of rain , sun etc during its short 5 year season of growth.